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Home My WebLink About19970819 Staff Report CC Mtg CITY OF ROSEMOUNT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR ACTION City Council Meeting Date: August 19, 1997 AGENDA ITEM: Cooperative Power Transmission Facility AGENDA SECTION: New Business PREPARED BY: Dan Rogness, Community Development Dir. AGE #6 ATTACHMENTS: Correspondence, Map excerpts APPROVED BY: Zj Applicant: William Goldrick of Cooperative Power Location: STH 3 Right -of -way, McAndrews Road (north side approximately 1 /2 mile) Property Owner(s) Mostly public ROW, Olga Treise near Dodd Blvd. Area in Acres: N/A Planning Commission Action: Unanimous Approval SUMMARY Cooperative Power is requesting a permit to install a high power transmission line in Rosemount from Dodd Blvd and County Road 38 (McAndrews Road) to Eagan in the STH 3 ROW. Most of the route is within ROW. The new Essential Services Facilities ordinance requires a public hearing for high power transmission lines that are more than 1/4 mile in length. The reasons for the line are essentially the need to supply power for increasing demands in a developing area, particularly in Eagan which is in the MUSA. Representatives of Cooperative Power will be present to answer technical questions regarding the proposed line. On August 12, 1997, the Planning Commission conducted the public hearing as required. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Motion to adopt A Resolution Approving the Transmission Facility Permit Requested by Cooperative Power. CITY COUNCIL ACTION: CITY OF ROSEMOUNT DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA RESOLUTION 1997 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE TRANSMISSION FACILITY PERMIT REQUESTED BY COOPERATIVE POWER WHEREAS, the Planning Department of the City of Rosemount received an application from Cooperative Power for approval of its Transmission Facilities permit application to install overhead tranmission lines on property located along the north side of the right -of -way for Co. Rd. 38 (McAndrews Road) from Dodd Blvd. to Hwy. 3 for approx. 1897 feet, and along the west side of Hwy. 3 (So. Robert Trail) for approx. 2365 feet, and along the east side of Hwy. 3 (So. Robert Trail) for approx. 532 feet. WHEREAS, on August 12, 1997, the Planning Commission of the City of Rosemount reviewed the Transmission Facilities permit application of Cooperative Power and adopted a motion to recommend approval to the City Council. WHEREAS, on August 19, 1997, the City Council of the City of Rosemount reviewed the Transmission Facilities permit application of Cooperative Power NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the City Council of the City of Rosemount hereby approves the Transmission Facilities permit requested by Cooperative Power. ADOPTED this 19th day of August, 1997 by the City Council of the City of Rosemount. Cathy Busho, Mayor ATTEST: Susan M. Walsh, City Clerk Motion by: Seconded by: Voted in favor: Voted against: Member absent: Keagan Lake to Lebanon Hilis 69 kV Transmission Line COOPERATIVE ELECTRIC j 1 I a r 1 a r, a a POWER 14615 Lone Oak Road 4300 -220th Street West Eden Prairie, MN 55344 (612) 937 -8599 Farmington, MN 55024 (612) 463 -713=; Project Need The Line Route This project is needed to The 2.7 miles of line will be Cooperative Power has sustain reliable service for built using single shaft wood carefully studied the area and Dakota Electric Association's poles as shown on the has proposed a route that Lebanon Hills Substation. drawing. However, steel poles utilizes existing road right -of- may be used on corners. way. The majority of the route Due to increased load levels, Typical poles spans are 300 to follows State Highway #3 the existing transmission 350 feet or about 17 poles per (South Robert Trail) from source can become mile. County Road #38 (McAndrews inadequate under some Road) to County Road #32 operating conditions. (Cliff Road). Along Therefore, the new line will TRANSIVIISSION McAndrews Road the project become the normal source, is proposed to follow the north and the existing source will LINES side of the road. Along Cliff serve as a back -up. The new Road the transmission line is line will also provide an proposed for the south side of additional path of supply into the road which is the same as the Eagan area in general and P the existing transmission line add flexibility in switching IG� west of the substation. operations. Two way supply is a planned future need for this �.1 substation. Easements E. The majority of the new line is Project Goal to be built on road right -of -way 2 to 5 feet from the edge of To increase transmission the right -of -way. except along reliability and service by McAndrews Road and west of providing a second source for Manor Lake on Cliff Road, the Lebanon Hills Substation where private easements are and to replace the lost j necessary in anticipation of transmission source serving road expansion in the future. the cities of Eagan, Inver Grove Heights, and Rosemount. PROJECT MAP -fi K: C ONTA CTS Average Height of Poles ON BACK 57 Feet PAGE PROJECT MAP R23W t r7 1 1 1 0/4 1 .L r 4 NORTH sue�Ol NILLS_ 'o 11 �r 1997 PROJECT f.N o 4 t /11 1111' 'I. /JAM I x SCHEDULE -�o i�; Routing January /March I tr, \l°' Survey April Meetings w /Landowners May 21 z i 1. '...‘7' l I a f. Red Pine Elementary School....7 TO9 P.M. N t S s... Permits 1 f 1 1 't y A i Environm June/July K .----1,,,4' 1 1 III Construction September/October L ;r.. _:.,..,..11511 Energize November I I ,,,,,,L,f1±__ i :11:,:...t._,1 7 1 EAGAN 7 ,.maw is r Iii ROSEMOUNT 7/ TRANSMISSION LINES .7, -1 Underbwlt 1 .i toir f•I r• (te Tom 7 :NM i i i��h.'F- I R19W -4;s Two areas as shown in blue PROPOSED TRANSMISSION ROUTE where existing lines will be underbuilt on the new WITH UN/HERM:1LT transmission line poles. 11' you have (my (Jll('s!IO/1s ('O/llact: Bill McGoldrick or Kevin Maas Sue Mohlis of the Land Use Department Right of Way Engineer Cooperative Power Dakota Electric Association 14615 Lone Oak Road 4300 -220th Street West Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344 -2287 Farmington, Minnesota 55024 (612) 949.1566 or (612) 949 -8287 (612) 463 -6373 or (612) 463 -6260 m aer a 1 'L LI a 1 .1 ■—.7 N. .•may 1 o j.. rt ss C L t r i s I 8 o I g 0. Ali ''S 0 "N r i Il h i 11141141111.1111111141111111111111111 o o I O I .4. 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